Mathieu Amalric Archives

‘Hold Me Tight’: Mathieu Amalric Deconstructs Loss With Vicky Krieps in A Fractured Family Drama [Cannes Review]

July 17, 2021 10:50 am

It’s rare for the last ten minutes of a film to radically change your opinion of the movie at large, let alone your entire viewing experience, but in “Hold Me Tight” (“Serre-Moi fort”), which premiered at the ...

‘Oxygen’: Alexandre Aja’s Derivative ‘Buried’-Like Thriller Still Asphyxiates With Breathless Tension [Review]

Brian Farvour

May 8, 2021 4:25 pm

News, Reviews

When playwright/deviant Oscar Wilde famously remarked that imitation was the most sincere form of flattery, he probably never predicted the idea applying to a new Netflix original, but well, it fits, and here ...

The 25 Best Movies Of 2020 We’ve Already Seen

Matthew Monagle

January 20, 2020 3:26 pm

Features, News

Each year, countless films premiere at festivals across the world. Filmmakers are celebrated for their artistic vision. Projects are praised for their ability to push the boundaries of what we expect from natio...

‘Sound Of Metal’: Riz Ahmed Stars In A Visceral Blue Valentine Painted Black

Charles Bramesco

September 7, 2019 8:43 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

It is my personal belief that one of the greatest challenges an actor can face is that of making stoicism into compelling drama. The term actor definitionally refers to one who performs an action, and remaining...

Marion Cotillard And Charlotte Gainsbourg Elevate ‘Ismael’s Ghosts’ [New Cut Review]

Elazar Fine

March 22, 2018 2:30 pm

News, Reviews

Toward the end of Arnaud Desplechin’s "Ismael's Ghosts," an actress character declares that a film director is “all over the film,” and that certainly seems to be the case for Desplechin himself. The personal n...

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‘Ismael’s Ghosts’ Trailer: Arnaud Desplechin’s Latest With Charlotte Gainsbourg & Marion Cotillard Gets A Director’s Cut

Kevin Jagernauth

February 20, 2018 1:14 pm

News, Trailers

Last spring, "Ismael's Ghosts," the latest from acclaimed auteur Arnaud Desplechin ("A Christmas Tale," "Kings & Queens," "My Golden Days"), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival with very little buzz. We c...

Cannes 2017 Awards: Ruben Östlund’s ‘The Square’ Wins Palme d’Or, Joaquin Phoenix Takes Best Actor

Kevin Jagernauth

May 28, 2017 1:58 pm

Awards, News

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Ten days of cinephile heaven have wrapped for another year as the red carpet was rolled out for one last time at the Cannes Film Festival for the awards ceremony. READ MORE: The 20 Most Anticipated Films Of ...

Jeanne Balibar Shines In Mathieu Amalric’s Messy & Incoherent ‘Barbara’ [Cannes Review]

Nikola Grozdanovic

May 19, 2017 8:38 am

News, Reviews

The ever prolific Mathieu Amalric, with his bulbous eyes that tempt to twitch at any given second, and frazzled, half-cracked smiles, is a brilliantly neurotic actor. It’s what makes watching him on screen so u...

‘Ismaël’s Ghosts’ Starring Marion Cotillard & Charlotte Gainsbourg Is Arnaud Desplechin At His Best & Worst [Cannes Review]

Jessica Kiang

May 17, 2017 10:45 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

What do Joyce's "Ulysses," Tajikistan, night terrors, Bob Dylan, fraught fatherly relationships, Russian spies, astrophysics, Jacques Lacan, dependent disabled brothers and Jackson Pollock have in common? In th...

First Trailer And Clip For Mathieu Amalric’s Cannes Entry ‘Barbara’

Kevin Jagernauth

May 12, 2017 3:11 pm

News, Trailers

With the current state of the world, movies about the making of movies seem a bit frivolous, but perhaps they are just the sort of meta-layered escape we need. Certainly, Mathieu Amalric is hoping his journey i...

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